Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The modern rule for stolen bases was adopted in 1898. [1] While some sources do not include stolen base records before 1898—because they are difficult to compare to the era after 1898—as the sourcing on the below list indicates, Major League Baseball continues to recognize them.
Ned Cuthbert, playing for the Philadelphia Keystones in either 1863 or 1865, was the first player to steal a base in a baseball game, although the term stolen base was not used until 1870. [2] For a time in the 19th century, stolen bases were credited when a baserunner reached an extra base on a base hit from another player. [3]
Between 2008 and 2010, no active player had more than 500 stolen bases until Juan Pierre collected his 500th stolen base on August 5, 2010. He was the leader in stolen bases for active players until his retirement at the end of the 2013 season. [6] As of the end of the 2024 season no active player is in the list of top 100 base stealers. [3]
Max Carey led the National League in stolen bases ten times, the most times of any player. Maury Wills led the National League in stolen bases in six consecutive seasons. Vince Coleman is the only other player to do so. John Montgomery Ward was the first player to lead the National League in stolen bases for different teams.
The first player to steal a base in a World Series is called the "Taco Hero", [16] with that term first appearing during the 2016 promotion. [27]Mookie Betts is the only player to have been a Taco Hero more than once, having accomplished the feat in 2018 with the Boston Red Sox and in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. [28]
In 2020, Andrus batted .194/.252/.330 with three home runs and seven RBIs in 103 at bats. His .969 fielding percentage was his lowest since 2011. [16] Andrus ended his tenure with the Rangers as the franchise's career leader with 305 stolen bases and 105 caught steals.
Stolen base percentage is a statistic used in baseball.. A player's stolen base percentage (a.k.a. SB%) measures his rate of success in stealing bases. Because stolen bases tend to help a team less than times caught stealing hurt, a player needs to have a high stolen base percentage in order to contribute much value to his team.
[9] [10] [11] Both Mays and Rollins joined the club while also hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases that same season to join the 30–30 club. [12] [13] [14] Brett and Rollins collected more than 200 hits alongside achieving 20–20–20. [9] [15] Furthermore, four players amassed 20 or more stolen bases during their 20